Best Middle Schools in Georgia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Milestones Assessment test scores by the Georgia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 15, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 584)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
361	Jasper County Middle School	Public	6-8	1289 College St	Monticello	31064	Jasper County	Jasper County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 468-2227	647	49	13.2	91.5%	442 (68.3%)	108 (16.7%)	61 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	$13,415			$512			$12,902	37.1	37	360	1		130297002397
362	Bainbridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 E College St	Bainbridge	39819	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 248-2206	793	65	12.2	100.0%	239 (30.1%)	405 (51.1%)	116 (14.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)	$13,486			$1,301			$12,184	36.9	30.6	406	44		130171000614
363	CA Gray Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	812 11th Ave NW	Moultrie	31768	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 890-6189	1,389	94	14.7	100.0%	465 (33.5%)	378 (27.2%)	487 (35.1%)	17 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.9%)	$11,727			$801			$10,926	36.7	40.2	337	26		130138000588
364	Martin L. King Junior Middle School	Public	6-8	545 Hill St SE	Atlanta	30312	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5400	879	65	13.5	97.4%	142 (16.2%)	642 (73.0%)	55 (6.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	$25,522			$1,804			$23,717	36.7	23.1	453	89		130012000025
365	Lakeview Middle School	Public	6-8	416 Cross St	Rossville	30741	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 866-1040	647	52	12.3	89.8%	463 (71.6%)	42 (6.5%)	70 (10.8%)	22 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.4%)	$13,401			$469			$12,932	36.6	43.9	312	53		130093000348
366	Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2763 Meadow Church Rd Ste 208	Duluth	30097	Gwinnett County	State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(678) 825-3258	7,148	229	31.1	65.9%	3,163 (44.3%)	2,952 (41.3%)	113 (1.6%)	154 (2.2%)	73 (1.0%)	41 (0.6%)	652 (9.1%)	$9,150			$569			$8,581	36.5	49.2	278	88		130022704031
367	Hesse School	Public	PK, KG-8	9116 Whitefield Ave	Savannah	31406	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6440	996	75	13.2	70.8%	360 (36.1%)	216 (21.7%)	344 (34.5%)	23 (2.3%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.2%)	$16,695			$1,131			$15,564	36.3	27.5	425	58		130102000400
368	Red Top Middle School	Public	6-8	224 Old Alabama Rd SE	Emerson	30137	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 606-5865	569	43	13.1	83.5%	274 (48.2%)	66 (11.6%)	199 (35.0%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	$17,824			$1,184			$16,640	36	39.9	339	29		130033002060
369	Long County Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 US Highway 84 E	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 545-2069	1,007	54	18.5	77.9%	422 (41.9%)	284 (28.2%)	194 (19.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	97 (9.6%)	$9,561			$488			$9,073	36	34.1	378	9		130336004120
370	Veterans Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	2008 Old Guard Rd	Columbus	31909	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	No	(706) 748-3203	681	43	15.8	75.9%	243 (35.7%)	224 (32.9%)	113 (16.6%)	46 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.6%)	$11,672			$769			$10,904	35.8	39.3	346	24		130387003680

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Milestones Assessment English Language Arts, Milestones Assessment Mathematics, Milestones Assessment Science, Milestones Assessment Social Studies test scores released by the Georgia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 15, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Georgia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Georgia Department of Education.
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